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For the Love of Cod

It’s been a month and a half since the birth of Mostly Harmless Science. I’ve had tons of fun writing so far and am looking forward to much more to come. I am currently sitting at 27 articles and 2500 hits, and am aiming for 50/5000 by Dec. 31. This will mean a post every day or two from my end and (hopefully) a lot of reading on yours! If you’ve enjoyed Mostly Harmless so far, please keep reading, commenting, and sharing! As always, I love feedback, questions, and new ideas, so keep them coming. I am always looking to connect with other geo, environment, and science bloggers, so if you have any favorite sites please pass them on! You can find me at ashapiro@ualberta.ca or on Twitter @harmlessscience

Since this post so far is disappointingly un-science-y, here’s a piece (For the Love of Cod) on the collapse of the North Atlantic cod fishery that I just had published in the Vanguard Journal‘s brand new Extinction issue. Take a look!

We spent two months in Newfoundland this summer and talked with lots of folks about the collapse of the cod fisheries. From the people we spoke with there definitely seemed a sense of shock about the collapse and moratorium, especially after the modest rise in yields in the preceding years. We definitely have a better understanding after reading your great synopsis 🙂

It’s weird, isn’t it? Like many natural systems, I think it was a bit of an iceberg – we might see one thing, but what’s hidden might be another story entirely. I’d love to visit Newfoundland – I’ve been to all the other Maritimes but have never had the chance to see it. I’m glad you liked the piece 🙂